定义
a stunt: 噱头,手腕;绝技
If you pull a stunt like that again, I'm going to stop talking to you. 如果你再给我耍花招,我就不跟你说了。
a publicity stunt 宣传伎俩
a stuntman 特技人
to stunt (the growth): 阻碍,减缓,阻止(增长)
Smoking is known to stunt growth. 吸烟会阻碍生长。
Pronunciation examples
UK: In my opinion, the politician's party was just a publicity stunt.
US: He started smoking at the age of six, and it has stunted his growth.
- "We just might end up getting raises for pulling off this stunt!"
- "Susie : Horatio, your stunt last night has brought us a ton of media attention."